Modelling of injection, mixing and combustion in rocket engines under real-gas conditions (C01)

• Subject Area: Fluid Mechanics ; Technical Thermodynamics
• Term: from 2008 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 26293245

Final goal of this research project is the development of hybrid multiscale methods to simulate the high pressure real gas turbulent mixing and combustion processes in an entire rocket combustion chamber for propellant combinations LOX/H2 and LOX/CH4 and their application in the virtual demonstrator project. LES and RANS simulation tools developed in FP2 will be improved regarding accuracy of thermodynamical and fluid dynamical modelling and regarding numerical efficiency. The methods will be demonstrated by highly resolved LES of multiinjector mixing and simulations of full combustor validation configurations.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 40: Technological Foundations for the Design of Thermally and Mechanically Highly Loaded Components of Future Space Transportation Systems
• International Connection: Netherlands
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Co-Applicant Institution: Universität der Bundeswehr München
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hickel, until 6/2016; Professor Dr. Michael Pfitzner; Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Stemmer, since 7/2016